Top 10 anti-ageing foods

Broccoli

Broccoli contains important phyto (plant) chemicals known as glucosinolates, which appear to cut the risk of age-related cancers. When researchers at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich added juiced broccoli to human cells cultured in the laboratory, they found that the survival rate of precancerous cells was reduced by a massive 95 per cent.

Alternatives? Other vegetables in the cruciferous family - cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, radishes and watercress